From: Calculation of the visible-UV absorption spectra of hydrogen sulfide, bisulfide, polysulfides, and As and Sb sulfides, in aqueous solution
Molecule
Ionization energy
S→T excitation energy
ΔE CIS cosmo
SH-
7.8
4.4
5.6
SH-··· 6H2O
4.6
4.3
5.8
S42-
4.5
2.9
3.6
S42-···4H2O
3.1
2.0
3.8